I Have Gone To A Water Spa. I Came Back And My Penis Started Itching. I Washed With Shower Gel And Rubbed With Towel. The Itching Has Stopped But My Foreskin Is Sensitive And I Found Some Very Little Cuts On The Foreskin. What Can I Use To Make The Foreskin Recover.should I Go For Test?

Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2018

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Question : Hi Doc,
I have gone to a water spa. I came back and my penis started itching. i washed with shower gel and rubbed with towel. the itching has stopped but my foreskin is sensitive and i found some very little cuts on the foreskin. what can i use to make the foreskin recover.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Candida infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

You seem to have Candidal balanoposthitis, itching and fissuring of prepuce are suggestive. I suggest you to use a topical antifungal e.g clotrimazole I 1% cream, twice daily for a week. In addition I advice you to take an oral antifungal e.g tablet fluconazole 150mg once daily for 3 days under doctor's guidance.

Hope I have answered your query
Let me know if you need any more assistance.
Thanks

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